Yes, it all depends on the cat. When I came back for Jean-Marie after my two week honeymoon, he jumped in my arms and started licking my face. He definitely was very glad to see me back.
Because he knew you would feed him albacore instead of that crappy dry food he had to endure for two weeks
Yeah, it really does depend on the cat. I only consider about 1 out of 10 cats to be fit for human companionship, and out of those, 1 out of 100 is truly exceptional. I think the same thing could be said about dogs, but for different reasons. Servility is a natural trait in dogs towards their pack leaders. No one should consider that love either.
I like dogs, cats, and all kinds of animals. But I only find a few to be exceptional. We’re all fortunate when we come across one.
I think you are right-two of my three are lapcats-one is an all or mostly Persian kitten that got lost in an RV park and was brought to the shelter, and the other is a feral cat found in the woods and brought to the same shelter-she was the size of a 6 month old kitten-still is-but is actually just a runt, and about 2 years old.
They are both clingy as velcro, even though one was an 8 week old kitten and obvious pet when I got him and the other was a feral adult cat. My Maine Coon was a pet given to the shelter by the husband of a woman who was committed to a psych facility-the cat had been turned out in the woods to fend for himself-he is about 12 now, and he is the most independent of the three-might have something to do with the fact that he weighs 22 pounds. All three are superior mousers-a great skill for a pet cat in a rural area-and all three love my Siberian Husky, who lets them chase and play with her.
I’ve always adopted shelter cats, usually adults-they live indoors, are spoiled and cared for-they have all lived to an average of 18-20 years except for one that had sustained a head injury before he was brought to the shelter and had seizures nothing could be done about-even he lived to be 15.
I would even never consider going out with a man who did not like both cats and dogs living in the house, or being close friends with such a person-I was raised on a ranch with pets as part of the family-livestock was kept outside in pens and barns...
I saw a program some weeks ago on NatGeo Wild about cats that showed they are more attached to their humans than they are to each other, and given the choice, preferred the company of their owners...